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Chicken Poxhome > child health > chicken poxThe virus varicella zoster, more famously known as the chicken pox, has a tendency to infect children aged ten and under. Eventually the immune system will bring the virus into check. The chicken pox virus never actually leaves the body. It remains at the base of the spine and can sometimes recur in adults during times of stress under the name of shingles. Once a child is infected the pox will usually show up on the skin anywhere from about ten to twenty one days later. The difficulty of the outbreak of chicken pox is that it is contagious from about one to two days before the pox show up on the skin until no more fresh blisters appear on the skin. The pox sores will remain on the skin for awhile after they are no longer fresh but they are no longer contagious at this point. Therefore quarantining a child from their peers while they are infected is a good idea but is not always possible as contagion occurs before the symptoms make themselves obvious. Care should be taken by parents of children that have contracted chicken pox to advise their children not to scratch the blisters directly. To reduce the itchiness baths may be taken with oats added and calamine lotion can be applied. Offering children wet cloths to gently massage the areas of intense itching as an alternative to nail scratching is very advisable. Permanent scars can be left on the body as a result of allowing an itchy child to scratch at will. Beyond this symptom the effects of chicken pox are otherwise minimal. |
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